A golf ball comprising a subassembly such as a cover and a coating layer disposed entirely about an outer surface of the subassembly; wherein the coating layer has a first color region, a second color region, and a transition color region that is transitionally disposed between the first color region and the second color region. The first color region has a first color appearance; the second color region has a second color appearance that is different than the first color appearance; and the transition color region has a transitional color appearance that is comprised of the first color appearance and the second color appearance. The transitional color region may be disposed circumferentially about the outer surface of the cover.

A system for buoyant particle processing includes: a reaction vessel, a stirring mechanism, a set of one or more pumps, and a filter. The system can additionally or alternatively include a set of pathways and/or any other suitable component(s). A method for buoyant particle processing includes: stirring the contents of a reaction vessel; washing a set of buoyant particles; and filtering the contents of the reaction vessel. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: preprocessing the set of buoyant particles; adding a set of inputs to the reaction vessel; washing the set of buoyant particles; repeating one or more; and/or any other suitable process(es).

The present invention aims at providing a coating film excellent in water repellency and oil repellency and further excellent in wear resistance, and a layered body comprising said coating film formed on a base material and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a coating film having at least an outermost surface layer (M) and a layer (K1) in contact with the layer (M), wherein a density of the layer (M) is 0.7 g/cm.sup.3 or more and less than 1.0 g/cm.sup.3, and a density of the layer (K1) is 1.0 g/cm.sup.3 or more and less than 2.2 g/cm.sup.3. The layer (M) preferably has a polydimethylsiloxane skeleton and/or a trialkylsilyl group.

The present invention aims at providing a coating film excellent in water repellency and oil repellency and further excellent in wear resistance, and a layered body comprising said coating film formed on a base material and a method for manufacturing the same. The present invention provides a coating film having at least an outermost surface layer (M) and a layer (K1) in contact with the layer (M), wherein a density of the layer (M) is 0.7 g/cm.sup.3 or more and less than 1.0 g/cm.sup.3, and a density of the layer (K1) is 1.0 g/cm.sup.3 or more and less than 2.2 g/cm.sup.3. The layer (M) preferably has a polydimethylsiloxane skeleton and/or a trialkylsilyl group.

A non-stick, durable, and long-serving coating in an inner surface of a tube that transports adhesive, a material of the coating includes polysiloxane. The polysiloxane includes a first monomer unit and a second monomer unit. The first monomer unit is at least one group selected from the group consisting of —O—Si—(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)(R.sub.3), Si—(R.sub.1)(R.sub.2)(—O—).sub.2, and Si—(R.sub.1)(—O—).sub.3, the R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 being independently selected from the group consisting of substituted alkyl and unsubstituted alkyl. The second monomer unit includes Si(—O—).sub.4. An injection needle and a method for manufacturing the coating on an injection needle is also provided.

Composition(s), device(s), kit(s), and method(s) for an improved analyte detection sensor(s) comprising at least one scavenger protein and method(s) of preserving the functioning and functional life of the improved analyte detection sensor(s).

Composition(s), device(s), kit(s), and method(s) for an improved analyte detection sensor(s) comprising at least one scavenger protein and method(s) of preserving the functioning and functional life of the improved analyte detection sensor(s).

Disclosed is a method of coating an object made of a first material and a second material that is different from the first material. The method includes dispensing a polymer solution onto the object, wherein the polymer solution has a property that wets one of the first material and the second material and dewets the other one of the first material and the second material.

The present invention provides a coating composition capable of forming a coating film having a good appearance and design of a coating film and having coating film properties such as scratch resistance with a good balance. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method for forming a multilayer coating film including forming a coating film using the coating composition of the present invention.

A method of producing a laminated body, the method including a coagulant solution deposition step of depositing a coagulant solution on a fiber substrate, and a coagulation step of forming a polymer layer on the fiber substrate by bringing a polymer latex into contact with the fiber substrate having the coagulant solution deposited thereon to cause a polymer to coagulate. As the coagulant solution, a solution obtained by dissolving or dispersing 0.2 to 7.0% by weight of a metal salt as a coagulant and 0.1 to 7.0% by weight of an organic acid in a solvent is used. In the method of producing a laminated body, the metal salt is a polyvalent metal salt. In the method of producing a laminated body, the organic acid is an organic acid having at least one group selected from a carboxyl group, a sulfo group, a hydroxy group, and a thiol group.